Sanitary garbage container



June 14, 1932. s. w. comas SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 4, 1929 2 Sheets-Shem Wall II'IIIIIIIJ W E N TO R ATTORNEY NESS:

June 14, 1932. s. w. COMBS SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 4, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 50027141 CamQg ATTO RNEY 5 and vermin Patented June 14, 1932 PATENT OFFEQE SCOTT W. COMES, 0F TOIPEKA, KANSAS SANITARY GARBAGE CONTAINER Application filed February 4, 1929. Serial No. 337,400.

My present invention has reference to a sanitary garbage container and a support therefor.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a garbage can which is so constructed as to provide a substantially air and water tight container and which has on its side a hinged door having side wings that provide a means whereby garbage may be inserted into or removed from the container without necessitating the removal of the top of the container.

A still further object is the provision of a garbage container which is sanitary, pest proof, one which cannot be accidentally upset and which. is normally supported in an open frame that is designed to provide a trellis for flowers so that the container will be wholly concealed when the flowers are in bloom.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in certain other novel features of construction, combination and operative association of parts, one satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garbage can or container in accordance with this in vention.

Figure 2 is an approximately vertical central longitudinal sectional View therethrough.

Figure 3 is a greately enlarged sectional View on the line 88 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front elevation illustrating the container arranged upon the supporting frame.

Figure 5 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 6 is a top plan view.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a device in which the outer frame or trellis is dispensed with.

The can or container is, of course, constructed of metal and while the same may be of any shape, size and proportion, the construction disclosed by the drawings is of rectangular formation. The can or container is 0 broadly indicated by the numeral 1. The

lower edge of the body of the container is bent upon itself and extended against the inner walls thereof to provide a flange 2 on whose outer edge or shoulder rests the bottom 3 of the said container. Of course, the bottom may be riveted, soldered, or otherwise secured to the container.

The cover for the container comprises a flanged member a, the flanges of the said member being so arranged as to exert a frictional contact with the body of the container and thereby insure a susbtantially air-tight joint between these members. The cover 4L is centrally provided with a handle 5 and the sides of the body 4: are provided with ears 6 for the reception of the hooked ends of a bail or handle 7. The front of the container, at the top thereof, is thickened, as at 8, and the lower wall provided by this thickened portion is depressed from its outer face, as at 9. Below the depressed portion 9 the front of the cointainer is provided with an opening that is designed to be closed by a hinged door 11. The hinge 12 for the door is arranged in a line with the lower edge thereof, and the upper edge of the door is offset, as at 18, to be received in the depression 9. The door or closure 11 is held closed by a swingable latch member 14 that is operated by a handle 15 arranged exteriorly of the door.

The can or container is designed to rest upon a flanged shelf 16 provided upon a supporting frame or trellis. The frame includes a centrally arranged vertical post 17 which has its lower end embedded in a concrete base that is inserted in an opening in the ground. The base is indicated by the numeral 18. The front uprights 19 of the frame are disposed equidistantly from the rear upright 17 and the lower ends of these uprights are also embedded in concrete as disclosed by the drawings. The rear flange of the shelf 16 is centrally riveted or bolted to the rear upright 17, and the shelf is ad ditionally supported by an angle brace 21 whose lower end is secured to the rear upright 17.

The numeral 22 designates the lower substantially U-shaped side and rear member of the frame or trellis. This member has its sides provided with inwardly inclined portions 23 which are fixed respectively to the front uprights 19. The member 22 extends a suitable distance to the rear of the upright 17, the connecting element for the rear of the U-shaped frame member being for distinction indicated by the numeral 22 To the center of this portion 22 of the frame member there is fixed one end of an angle brace 27 whose second end is fixed to the rear upright 17. v

The top frame or trellis member is also substantially U-shaped in plan, the sides of which are indicated by the numeral and the said sides have inwardly inclined ends 25 which are fixed to the front uprights 19 at the top portions thereof. The rear or connecting element for the upper U-sha-ped frame or trellis member is indicated for distinction by the numeral 24 and the same is centrally fixed to the rear upright 17.

The rear upright 17 is extended a suitable distance above the upper frame or trellis member 25 and is formed with an inwardly extending arm28 which terminates approximately in a line with the center of the shelf 16.- To the end of thearm 28 there is pivotally secured the bifurcated end of a hook 29, the said hook having a spring tongue 30, and the hook is designedto engage with the bail 7 of the container 1.

The open supporting frame for the garbage container 1 is really in the nature of a trellis and is designed to have running vines or like flowers trained thereon so that the said vines will wholly obscure the can or container when arranged upon its supporting shelf. The entrance passage to the frame provided between the uprights 19 is restricted but is of a width only slightly greater than that of the can or container 1. Thus my improvement provides not only a sanitary, pest and vermin proof garbage container but affords a support therefor which is highly ornamental. The garbage may be arranged in the container without removing the same from its supporting shelf by merely swinging the door or closure 11 to open position. The latch 14 engages the container with sufficient friction as to render the opening closed by the door both vermin and odor proof and it is only necessary to remove the cover 4 from the container when the garbage is to be wholly removed therefrom.

The door is provided with side wings 30' whose outer edges are rounded and the lower edges of the said wings are provided with fingers 31 that are designed to contact with the member 8 at the top of the container and thereby limit the outward swinging of the door, and as a matter-of-fact, hold the door in substantially horizontal position when open. The side members serve as a guide for properly directing the garbage into the contamer.

The construction and advantages of the tion engaging the inner face of the wall of said body when the door is in a position to close said doorway, and side wings on the door and located within the body when the door is in closed position and adapted to move partially outwardly of the body when the door is opened. 7 i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SCOTT W. COMES.

those skilled in the art when the foregoing 

